Madison in Biological Technology

Roche Madison Moves to New Facility

- State-of-the-art facility designed to foster drug delivery - MADISON, Wis. and NUTLEY, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Roche Madison Inc. officially opened the doors to a new state-of-the-art facility with chemistry and ...

SAFC Expands Hi-Potency API Manufacturing and Introduces Solid-Form Testing at Its Madison Facility

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC(R), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (Nasdaq: SIAL ), has announced a $4.5 million capacity expansion program at its flagship SAFC Pharma(TM) high-potency API (HPAPI) facility in Madison, Wisconsin. The program, scheduled for commission in ...

Inacoms Youth Apprentice Program Prepares Madison Area Teens for Careers in Technology Fields

Inacom Information Systems was recently recognized for its pilot project in collaboration with the Dane County Area Youth Apprenticeship Program. Since the beginning of the program in 1992, Inacom has provided information technology training, teaching and on-the-job training to primarily high-sch...

Hurricane Ups Weather Forecasting Attention For Madison Firm

Hurricane Increases Attention of Weather Forecasting MADISON, WIAs Americans prepare for Hurricane Isabel to hit the East Coast, the accuracy of weather forecasting is on many people minds as they flee their homes and businesses. People are watching TV, listening to radio and accessing the Inter...

Its All Fun And Games in Madison - Raven Software Celebrates 15 Anniversary

MADISON, WI - Its the kind of story that makes you smile, and wish youd been in that basement in 1988. Raven Software , a Madison-based developer of computer games, has come from two brothers working on a game on their Commodore Amiga, to being acquired by the second-largest game producer in the n...

Tech Business Leaders Compare Madison to Other Regions

Madison, Wis. Madisons high-tech economy has yet to hit its growth spurt so whats taking so long? According to local technology executives, Madison has what it takes to support a high-tech business community, but often ask, Why isnt Madison as successful as other regions? Accelerate Madison , ...

UW Madison launches new stem cell research program

MADISON - In an effort to gather a burgeoning number of stem cell researchers into a cohesive community and leverage new resources, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has established the new Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Program. Developed under the auspices of the UW-Madison Graduate School, th...

Forbes highlights Wisconsin biotech, names Madison #1 business city

MADISON - Madison, Wisconsin was ranked the number-one city in the United States for business and careers by Forbes magazine, followed by Raleigh-Durham and Austin, in the publications' sixth annual ranking of 318 metropolitan areas . In 2003, the city ranked 5th and was selected this year as t...

Forbes rating is more than kudos for Madison its a reflection on Wisconsin and the Midwest

MADISON A few days before Forbes magazine released its annual rankings of best cities for business and careers, author and futurist Joel Kotkin spoke in Madison about the rise of small and medium-sized communities as places to live and work. His conclusion was simple: The Information Age has made ...

James Thomson plans to stay in Madison to study genesis of stem cells

Professor James Thomson studies stem cells in his Primate Center lab. Photo courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, Wis. James Thomson avoided talking politics in a public lecture on the eve of the presidential election, explaining instead the science behind his research i...

Tech Digest: Madison wireless, angels, Third Wave, Esker, Research Park

Madison considers wireless bids The City of Madison received bids from SkyCable / AOL , SBC and InSite Wireless to build wireless hotspots around the airport and Capitol later this year. The deadline for proposals was Monday. The winning vendor will pay the city, county and state for the ri...

New Madison VC firm Badger Ventures looks for next big IT entrepreneurs

David Redick knows something about venture capital, having received plenty of it in his time as a telecom entrepreneur. Now Redick, a longtime denizen of Silicon Valley and recent emigrant to Madison, has jumped to the other side of the aisle with Badger Ventures of Wisconsin , a nascent ventur...

The Scientist magazine names Madison "hotspot" for biotechnology

Madison, Wis. - The June 20 issue of The Scientist , named Madison, "the Midwest's low-key hotspot" for biotechnology. The publication reported that the city's research facilities and open community make it one of the best climates for starting or continuing a biotech and life sciences company....

PDS sees Madison facility as launchpad for growth

Madison, Wis. -- Paragon Development Systems is poised for significant growth with the opening of its new Madison office to house the company's 24/7 service desk, the company's founder said Monday. The Oconomowoc, Wis.-based company, which is an IT infrastructure services provider, officially ...

San Diego firm selected for Madison Wi-Fi project

San Diego, Cal. Wireless Facilities, Inc. , a global leader in the design, deployment, and management of wireless communication networks, technology networks and security systems, announced today that it has been selected to provide network design and deployment services for the City of Madison...

Shorter name appeals to more online visitors for Madison firm

The former Business Filings Incorporated, an online firm with headquarters in Madison, has shortened its name across the board to BizFilings after finding that the more compact name was already more popular. The company helps form corporations, limited liability companies and non-profits. Custom...

More firms outside Madison eligible for Act 255 tax credits

Four more firms have qualified for investor tax credits under Wisconsin's Act 255. That includes several firms outside the Madison area, where most eligible companies so far have come from. Wisconsin gives the tax credits to investors on money put into eligible companies. StrandVision , in Eau...

2006 Greater Madison High Tech Directory lists 475 tech companies

Madison, Wis. Greater Madison technology businesses now number 475, with life science companies being the largest cluster within the group, according to the 2006 Greater Madison Area Directory of High-Tech Companies published by Madison Gas & Electric Co. The directory, which will be relea...

A (modern) Tale of Two Cities: Milwaukee and Madison inch together

MADISON First, a full disclosure: Ive been hawking the concept of the I-Q Corridor connecting Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and beyond for a couple of years, so its no surprise I would think its swell that the mayors of Milwaukee and Madison are finally finding common ground. Then again, its sti...

Can Madison become a video game Mecca?

Madison, Wis. - Can Madison, perhaps even Wisconsin, make video games the state's next big export? While the establishment of two successful game developers - Raven Software and Human Head - hardly represents a critical mass, the Capital City does host a nationally known Games, Learning, a...

Financial executives to launch Madison chapter

Madison, Wis. - Organizers of Financial Executives International , a 15,000-peer network of financial and tax executives, academics, and audit committee members, has announced the formation of a local forum for networking and community influence. The group offers an opportunity for profession...

Accelerate Madison to merge with Telecommunications Professionals

Madison, Wis. - The Madison Chapter of the Telecommunications Professionals of Wisconsin is consolidating its membership with Accelerate Madison , a networking and business support organization focused on information technology issues. The organization said the partnership "reflects the incre...

Sale of SecurePipe won't result in Madison layoffs

Madison, Wis . - As a result of the acquisition of SecurePipe by AmbironTrustWave , a Chicago data security provider, the Madison-based network operations center of SecurePipe will become Ambiron's primary NOC. Ambiron, which serves businesses in the payment card industry, has announced its ...

Biotech with Madison ties raises $21M in capital

Madison, Wis. - When Cytochroma , a Canadian firm seeking to commercialize new vitamin D products, acquired the Madison-based Proventiv Therapeutics last year, executives indicated that the combined company was looking for an additional $25 million in venture capital from Canadian and American i...

Motorcycling entrepreneur to speak in Madison on success, failure, capital

Madison, Wis. - Dan Hanlon sees a lot of parallels between riding a motorcycle and running a business, and he's in a position to know. He has skinned his knees attempting to do both. Hanlon will visit the Fluno Center on Jan. 22 to speak during the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's G...

More access points for Madison wireless

Madison, Wis. - About five weeks after the launch of wireless Internet service in downtown Madison, several would-be customers still expressed a preference for the wireless service offered by area coffee shops. Now, Mad City Broadband , which provides wireless Internet service in a 10-block r...

Purchase of Madison broadband network may bring improved service

Madison, Wis. - In a transaction that could mean network expansion and improved service, Madison's wireless Internet network has been purchased for an undisclosed price. Mad City Broadband was acquired by Louis Kek, the former CIO of Cellnet , according to a report in the Madison Capital T...

NY Times Reporter to give Tech Talk in Madison

E-COMMERCE 3.0 First the Boom, Then the Bust, Now the Third Incarnation Featuring Bob Tedeschi, The New York Times Award-winning Journalist to Address Madison Business, Technology Leaders; Bob Tedeschi of The New York Times to Discuss Dotcom and Technology Future. Bob Tedeschi's influential we...

Six Spam Fighters Face Off in Madison

Six Spam Fighters Face Off in Madison MADISON, WI- The University of Wisconsin System Administration and WiscNet were once again selected by eWeek, a weekly magazine for information technology executives, to serve as a real-world test and evaluation partner for enterprise computing solutions. ...

West Coast VC Establishes Midwest Presence in Madison

Frazier brings new ideas, strategies and experience to Wisconsin MADISON, WI. Seattle-based Frazier Technology Ventures (FTV) is in the process of closing a Venture Capital (VC) fund called FTV II, which will focus on Information Technology (IT) investments in what the firm refers to refer to...

Mike Rosen Reviews - eXtreme Networking in Madison

I recently traveled to an event in Madison, Wis. that was organized by ePrairie and the Wisconsin Technology Network. It was designed to bring together three geographic locations of high-technology concentration: Madison, Milwaukee and of course Chicago. Now ePrairies third eXtreme Networkin...

Academic ADL Co-Lab moving to downtown Madison

Academic ADL Co-Lab Web site MADISON In order to surpass its original goal for life-long learning from K to gray, the Madison-based Academic Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Co-Laboratory has plans to move from University Research Park to the downtown area. The Academic ADL Co-Lab will ...

California stem cell initiative should wake up Washington and Madison

Madison, Wis. You've got to hand it to those risk-addicted Californians: Saddled with a debt running into the tens of billions of dollars, they don't slice up their credit cards and pinch pennies. They borrow even more money to invest in their future. That's precisely what happened last week...

Esker adding mail house in Madison

Madison, Wis. - Esker Software , a provider of automated document delivery solutions headquartered in France, announced the opening of a new mail house at its U.S. headquarters in Madison, in response to quickly growing use of the Esker on Demand service. The new mail processing facility ex...

New alliance to provide Wi-Fi network for City of Madison

Madison, Wis. - Three private companies have formed a technology alliance to deploy a wireless mesh network canopy to provide broadband wireless Internet ("Wi-Fi") access to residents, businesses and visitors. The alliance has the support of Madison's Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. The network will i...

Renaissance Learning will expand in Dallas and cut back California and Madison

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.— Renaissance Learning , Inc., a provider of computerized assessment and progress monitoring tools for pre-K-12 schools and districts, will expand its Dallas field sales office and add a training and certification office center for all Renaissance product solutions. Re...

Biotech talent drew venture-funded firm to Madison

Madison, Wis. - Madison's ability to build a community of life science tool developers was a key reason why an Illinois biotechnology company chose to relocate here as part of a $5.85 million venture financing deal led by Baird Venture Partners . The company, Caden Biosciences , will move fr...

New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women

... madison A University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineer and colleagues have developed a method that, applied in MRI scans of the breast, could spare so...

The Concerned Shareholders of Biovail Say Biovail Has Misled Shareholders

... to the United States and from 1993 to 1995 he was part of MetLife's Strategic Research Group ("SRG") where he worked out of MetLife's headquarters on madison Ave. in New York while living in New Jersey. The SRG was responsible for MetLife's worldwide initiatives, although at the time it was primarily focuse...

China Biologic Products to Present at CCG IR's China Rising Conference and Oppenheimer's China Dragon Call Conference in New York

... 10:15 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. Eastern Time Presenter: Tristan Kuo, Chief Financial Officer of China Biologic Venue: 300 madison Avenue New York City The China Dragon Call Conference hosted by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. will provide intimate acce...